Okay, so the gist of the story is that Dan Dare’s old enemy, Mekon, is back and Dan Dare is called out of retirement to take control of the British Intergalactic Navy (or whatever it’s called). On the way to taking his command, however, his escort ship hears an SOS from a local colony planet. This being Dan Dare, he is not going to let the cries for help of innocent people go unanswered, so he goes to the planet. He discovers that colonists are being killed by a giant demon-like creature. Dare manages to kill it, but not before he discovers that the colony is about to be besieged by hundreds of these creatures.

So now, in Dan Dare #3 (by Garth Ennis and artist Gary Erskine)…

Due to an electrical storm, only a few transport ships are able to escape – so about 200 people (50 marines and 150 civilians) are stuck waiting for a stampede of horrific demons…

Later, while waiting for the attack, Dare talks to an orphaned boy who lost both of his parents to the demon-y creature Dare killed last issue…

“The” moment was definitely Dare “firing” the jerk Captain, but I figured the little bit with the kid was worth sharing, as well.

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Why are there still children left on the surface? Did Britain forget “women and children first” sometime in the future?

They filled up the ships with Women and Children – you’ll notice women and children being the only one’s in line to the ships, and the only one’s beyond the coward captain in the ship.
BUT, the ships couldn’t take anyone more, electrical storms and an impending battle have tied up the rest of the fleet, so these are the people who are left.
(You’ll note the kids on the ship are all sitting in mum’s laps, the kids left on planet are a bit older).